Former Fairfield school worker sentenced in student’s sex assault

Author: Keith Edwards

Summary: A former direct care worker at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield, Maine, was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student enrolled in the program. The incident occurred at a hotel in Waterville in 2018, after the student was reported missing. The worker, Tia Rousseau, pleaded guilty and received a five-year sentence with all but 18 months suspended, followed by probation and mandatory registration as a sex offender.